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Dec
21
2021
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By Troy Warren
SpaceX launches Christmas presents, supplies to station

SpaceX launches Christmas presents, supplies to station

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By MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Technology  #EditorsPicks SpaceX has launched a load of Christmas gifts and supplies to the International Space Station CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched Christmas gifts, goodies and supplies to the International Space Station on Tuesday and got a present in return: the company’s 100th successful rocket landing. The predawn liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center was barely visible in the fog and clouds, as the Falcon rocket hoisted a Dragon capsule loaded with more than 6,500 pounds (2,950 kilograms) of gear for the station's seven astronauts. Several minutes later, the first-stage…
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Nov
09
2021
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By Troy Warren
SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth, ending 200-day mission

SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth, ending 200-day mission

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By MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Four astronauts returned to Earth on Monday, riding home with SpaceX to end a 200-day space station mission that began last spring. Their capsule streaked through the late-night sky like a dazzling meteor before parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. Recovery boats quickly moved in with spotlights.     “On behalf of SpaceX, welcome home to Planet Earth,” SpaceX Mission Control radioed from Southern California. Within an hour, all four astronauts were out of the capsule, exchanging fist bumps with the team…
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Nov
06
2021
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No toilet for returning SpaceX crew, stuck using diapers

No toilet for returning SpaceX crew, stuck using diapers

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By MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle #Technology CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The astronauts who will depart the International Space Station as early as this weekend will be stuck using diapers on the way home because of their capsule’s broken toilet. NASA astronaut Megan McArthur described the situation Friday as “suboptimal" but manageable. “Spaceflight is full of lots of little challenges,” she said during a news conference from orbit. “This is just one more that we’ll encounter and take care of in our mission. So we’re not too worried about it." Mission managers could decide later Friday whether…
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